WC: You have a good sense of humor and a logical mind. This is good.
Many years ago, my wife and I stayed in a Motel/Cabins in the Catskills. The cabin was very rustic, ...it had a nice stone fireplace which we enjoyed. An hour after we went to bed, we heard a scratching..or something, in the wall which we tried to ignore. (I'm not making this up). It kept going. I finally got up and went over to the wall and banged on the wall to silence the animal that was chewing..or whatever. It worked for a few minutes. Then it started again.
This went on for maybe 45 minutes. .... The animal chewing and scratching..And me going over to bang on the wall. Each time the animal would stop for a few minutes. The LAST time I banged on the wall..the animal GROWLED at me! I have NO idea what it was.
I quit banging on the wall and the animal quit scratching..or Growling at me and the rest of the night was....less confrontational. It was one of our more memorable experiences in our national travels, over the last 40+ years..
NoBozo